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AI stocks enter correction territory as elections, jobs and regulation shake Wall Street
The Nasdaq plunged 5.5% Thursday into correction territory as the midterm results raised fears of new limits on AI data centers, and the S&P 500 lost 2.7% for the week. A strong jobs report steadied stocks Friday but lifted December hike odds; next week brings October CPI.
Daily closes, Nov. 2–6, 2026. Source: AP and TheStreet.
Reporting cutoff: U.S. market close, Friday, November 6, 2026. This is a dated snapshot, not a live market update.
Three forces shaping the week
Midterms jolt AI stocks
Democrats won Congress and voters backed local data-center limits, sending the Nasdaq down 5.5% Thursday and chip stocks down more than 12%.
Jobs beat, hike odds rise
Payrolls jumped 165,000 and unemployment fell to 4.1%, lifting the odds of a December Fed hike to roughly 77%–78%.
Oil tumbles on peace hopes
Brent fell about 13% for the week toward $98 as hopes grew for de-escalation with Iran, though tanker attacks continue.
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Weekly Market Scorecard · Week ending November 6, 2026
Where the market moved this week
Sector returns for the week
- Communication Services XLC+4.9%
- Real Estate XLRE+1.9%
- Consumer Discretionary XLY+1.9%
- Financials XLF+1.1%
- Consumer Staples XLP+0.7%
- Health Care XLV0.0%
- Utilities XLU−0.7%
- Materials XLB−1.5%
- Industrials XLI−2.8%
- Technology XLK−8.2%
- Energy XLE−12.0%
What moved the market: Five of 11 sectors rose, yet the S&P 500 fell 2.7%. Technology, the index’s largest sector, dropped 8.2% as data-center regulation fears hit chip stocks, and energy fell 12% as oil slid on hopes of de-escalation with Iran.
Sector returns use the 11 Select Sector SPDR ETFs as stand-ins for S&P 500 sectors, based on Oct. 30 and Nov. 6 closing prices. Educational, not investment advice.
Weekly column · November 13, 2026
Nvidia Without Jensen Huang: The AI Boom Faces a New Test
Jensen Huang has resigned after 33 years leading Nvidia, and CFO Colette Kress is now interim CEO. The bigger question may be money: Kress reportedly pushed back on some of Nvidia’s largest AI financing deals, which could change how the boom is funded.
“The next chapter of AI may depend not only on how powerful its chips become, but also on how sustainably the industry can finance the infrastructure behind them.”
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